Legal aid in criminal proceedings: Council and Parliament reach an agreement (Council of the European Union)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Jun 2016
the scope of application of the directive, which has been broadened to include a right to ordinary legal aid and not only to provisional legal aid ... A 'means test' aims at assessing whether the person effectively lacks sufficient resources to pay for legal assistance, while a 'merits test' allows to assess whether the provision of legal aid would be in the interest of justice in the light of the circumstances of the case....

Alcoa's feud with Australia's Alumina Ltd intensifies as US giant confirms split

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 30 Jun 2016
The New York-based company filed legal documents that outline how the split will be conducted, and those documents confirmed that the assets Alcoa shares with Alumina Limited would be spun into a new legal entity ... "There is a point when you basically have to say the legal side has to resolve this, and that is the path we are going."....

Building online trust and confidence: Electronic signatures, seals & trust services now valid throughout EU (European Commission - Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Jun 2016
The eIDAS Regulation also helped to create a European internal market for electronic Trust Services - electronic signatures, electronic seals, time stamps, electronic delivery services and website authentication - by ensuring that they will work across borders and have the same legal status as traditional paper based processes ... Electronic trust services guarantee secure and legally valid electronic transactions....

Building online trust and confidence: Electronic signatures, seals and trust services now valid throughout EU (European Commission - Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Jun 2016
The eIDAS Regulation also helped to create a European internal market for electronic Trust Services - electronic signatures, electronic seals, time stamps, electronic delivery services and website authentication - by ensuring that they will work across borders and have the same legal status as traditional paper based processes ... Electronic trust services guarantee secure and legally valid electronic transactions....

Tenable Network Security Names Stephen Riddick as General Counsel (Tenable Network Security Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Jun 2016
Tenable Network Security, Inc.,a global leader transforming security technology for the business needs of tomorrow, announced today that Stephen Riddick has been hired to lead the company's legal department as general counsel ... 'Stephen's keen business and legal insights make him a valuable addition to Tenable as we continue to pursue a strategy of accelerated growth, international expansion and technology innovation.'....

GRZ: Approval of legal protection proceedings plan of action and appointment of an administrator (NASDAQ OMX Baltic - Nasdaq OMX Tallinn AS)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Jun 2016
Approval of legal protection proceedings plan of action and appointment of an administrator ... 40003017297, legal protection proceedings, certified administrator Marita Kataja-Paegle, certificate No ... JSC 'Grobina' legal protection proceedings application was reviewed in written proceedings on 29th of June, 2016....

Oklahomans For Health Seeks 86,000 Signatures To Amend State Statutes On Medical Marijuana

Edit Inquisitr 30 Jun 2016
it allows for 8 1/2 by 11 sized paper be used in addition to legal sized paper ... State Question 788 would legalize the use of medical marijuana by residents of Oklahoma if they received a recommendation from an Oklahoma Board Certified Physician. “This measure legalizes medical marijuana for residents with a recommendation from an Oklahoma Board Certified Physician....

As Marijuana Legalization Initiative Heads For Calif. Ballot, Health Groups Weigh In

Edit Springfield News-Sun 30 Jun 2016
With an initiative to legalize marijuana in California likely heading to the November ballot, medical providers, health care experts and industry groups are sharply divided over the controversial measure. It is already legal in California to use cannabis with a doctor’s prescription ... Supporters say marijuana legalization and regulation is a proven success in other states....

Holding(s) in Company (Hibernia REIT plc)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Jun 2016
[ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer ... financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.....

Abu Ramadan peeved over EC snub

Edit Modern Ghana 30 Jun 2016
Abu Ramadan said the Commission was supposed to have served his legal team copies of the documents it submitted to the court registry out of good faith but this was disregarded ... The registry in turn requested the legal team of the plaintiffs be copied those documents. Reacting to the development on Joynews, Mr Ramadan was unforgiving, saying, the EC has refused to copy his legal team the document it submitted to the court registry....

Legal & General sees 'minimal disruption' from Brexit vote

Edit Belfast Telegraph 30 Jun 2016
Legal & General has brushed off Brexit concerns, saying that its retirement division sold £3.6 billion of bulk annuities in the first half of the year ... Kerrigan Procter, managing director of Legal & General Retirement, said....

Law firm for software developers closes out Tech Month Chicago with workshop

Edit The Examiner 30 Jun 2016
Are there any legal solution platforms you would recommend? (E.g., Legal Zoom, Rocket Lawyer, etc.). I compiled some templates to use that would serve a purpose, opposed to platforms like Legal Zoom and Rocket Lawyer, which positions users to give up a lot of rights by using those types of services ... It’s all copy and paste solutions that won’t offer the same level of protection as a reputable legal consultation....

L&G; shrugs off Brexit with bumper annuities performance

Edit Scotsman 30 Jun 2016
Insurer Legal & General brushed off Brexit concerns today, revealing that its retirement arm sold £3.6 billion of bulk annuities in the first half of the year ... Kerrigan Procter, managing director of Legal & General Retirement, said....
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